Middle English Dictionary Entry
rīsen v.
Entry Info
Forms | rīsen v. Also ris(e, risse(n, rice, rihs. Forms: sg.3 rīseth, etc. & rīsiȝt, rist, rīs; p. rōs(e, rosse, rois(e, (chiefly N) rās(e, rasse, (N) rais(e & rī̆sed, rist(e & (?error) raes; sg.2 rōs, rẹ̄se, rōsist, (N) rās(e & rī̆sedist; pl. rōs, rose(n, rosse, risen, risse(n, rẹ̄se(n, rẹ̄son, rẹ̄sun & rīsed(en & (early ?error) rese; ppl. i)rise, risen, rison, risun, risse(n, rẹ̄sen, ressen. |
Etymology | OE ge)rīsan, p.sg. rās, pl. rison, ppl. ge)risen. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. arisen v.
1.
(a) To stand up, rise to one's feet from a sitting, kneeling, or reclining position; get up from table; of an animal: get to its feet; of a toad: rear up (from a crouching position); ~ ayen (biforen), stand up to greet or honor (sb.); (b) ~ togeder, to stand up together; -- transl. of L consurgere; ~ up, stand up; -- also refl.; up..~ awei, get up and go away; (c) ~ after, to survive, live; ~ never (after, ~ never up, up..) ~ never-more, perish, be dead.
Associated quotations
a
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)6028 : Þatt deor..riseþþ o þe þridde daȝȝ Affterr þatt itt iss wheollpedd.
- a1200 Trin.Hom.(Trin-C B.14.52)103 : Louerd, þu wost wu ich habbe seten and þat ich ne mai wið-uten þin elp risen.
- a1300 Bestiary (Arun 292)529 : Gef ðer is noman ðanne he falleð, he remeð &..hopeð he sal ðurg helpe risen.
- a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex.(Corp-C 444)1055 : Get sat loth at ðe burges gate..He ros and lutte and scroð him wel.
- c1330(?a1300) Arth.& M.(Auch)1522 : Þai fellen and risen and fouȝten fast.
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Bod 959)Is.14.9 : Þer risen [WB(2): han rise] fro þer setis alle þe princis of naciouns.
- (c1395) Chaucer CT.WB.(Manly-Rickert)D.1000 : Agayn the knyght this olde wyf gan ryse [vr. aryse], And seyde, [etc.].
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)53a/a : Þe rigge is..compowned of many bones þat þe beest may þe esiloker rise and arere hymsilf & bende.
- a1400(c1300) NHom.(1) Widow's Candle (Phys-E)p.161 : This wif satte ay stille..til..our leuedy..bad scho suld ris and gang.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)15282 : Quen þis super was all don, Iesus ras of his sette.
- c1400(c1378) PPl.B (LdMisc 581)5.396 : Sholde no ryngynge do me ryse ar I were rype to dyne.
- a1425(?c1350) Ywain (Glb E.9)77,81 : Al if þou rase and we sat styll, We ne dyd it for none yll..Þat we ne had resen had we hyr sene.
- a1425(a1382) WBible(1) (Corp-O 4)2 Kings 12.21 : Whanne he ȝit lyuede, thou fastidist and weptist; forsothe the child deed, thou roos [WB(2): risidist; vr. hast risen up] and eete breed.
- c1425 Found.St.Barth.59/7 : Ioynge and hole, she rooys owte of her lyttyr And come to kys the hye Auter.
- (a1438) MKempe A (Add 61823)189/36 : Sche sey þe Iewys fallyn down on þe grownde..but a-non þei resun a-geyn.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)435 : Rysyn aȝen a person to don hym worschyppe: Assurgo.
- c1440 Treat.Prayer (Thrn)297 : Þay..walde fayne lufe godd..euer-mare of þe Ioye of heuene thynkande: wakande and wynkande, knelande and standande..lyggand and ryssande.
- a1450 *Aelred Inst.(2) (Bod 423)233 : After the peple had ete and dronke, they rysen and pleyden.
- a1450 Yk.Pl.(Add 35290)329/291 : To reuerence hym ryally we rase all on rowe.
- c1450 Capgr.Rome (Bod 423)25 : Alle men rose a geyn þe emperour saue þis accius þat sat stille.
- c1475 Abbrev.Trip.SSecr.(UC 85)330/21 : Nothir ryse nor sitte, nor eite nor drinke..withtoute the counseill of som notable clerke.
- a1500(c1410) Dives & P.(Htrn 270)1.310 : We mon rysyn aȝenys hem [parents], knelyn to hem..and spekyn to hem with reuerence.
- a1500 Bod.EMisc.Lapid.(BodEMisc e.558)36/370 : Whenne the tode þat berith here [toadstone] metith a man, he riseth on his feete fro the erthe for pryde of þat stone.
b
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)2655 : Ȝho ras hire upp & for anan Upp inntill heȝhe cludess.
- a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex.(Corp-C 444)2644 : Bissop Eliopoleos Sag ðis timing, & up he ros.
- c1330(?a1300) KAlex.(Auch)371/46 : Vp he rist and to his folk goþ.
- c1350 MPPsalter (Add 17376)19.9 : Hij ben bounden and feld adoun, and we ros vp.
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Bod 959)2 Esd.9.3 : Þei risen [WB(2): risiden; vr. resen] togidere [L consurrexerunt] to stonden, & þei radden in þe volume of þe lawe of þe lord..foure siþes in þe dai & foure siþes in þe nyȝt.
- (c1384) WBible(1) (Dc 369(2))Bar.6.26 : Ȝif thei shuln falle in to erthe, of hem self thei shuln not rijse to gyder.
- (c1384) WBible(1) (Dc 369(2))Deeds 23.9 : And summe of Pharisees rysinge [WB(2): rosen; vr. risen] vp [L surgentes], fouȝten, seyinge, 'We fynde no thing of yuel in this man.'
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)15690 : Quen he had mad his orisun, vp þeþen he ras [Frf: was] ewai.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)16275 : Vp þai ras and gaf a cri.
- c1400(?c1380) Pearl (Nero A.10)437 : Þat gaye, Knelande to grounde, folde vp hyr face.. Þenne ros ho vp.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)1.4166 : From his hors he felde him dovn to grovnde..But ros hym vp & pulled out a swerde.
- a1425(c1385) Chaucer TC (Benson-Robinson)4.1163 : He rist [vr. riste] hym up, and long streght he hire leyde.
- c1440 Bonav.Medit.(3) (Thrn)198 : He rase vpe fro his super.
- c1450 Alph.Tales (Add 25719)294/14 : As sho sat þus wepand in þe kurk, a preste come to hur & blamyd hur..And sho..rase vpp & went furth of þe kurk.
- c1475(a1449) Lydg.DJoos (Trin-C R.3.21(1))66 : He roose hym up and priuyly he went In-to hys chambre.
- a1500(a1400) Cleges (Adv 19.1.11)197 : He..rosse vpe in that stede; No lenger knelyd he there.
- a1500 Nicod.(4) (Hrl 149)86 : Þe prynces rysen vp and helden the lawe yn her hondes and seyde, [etc.].
- a1475 *Sidrak & B.(Lnsd 793)395 : Sidrak, vp þou rise, And to þis god make þi sacrifice.
c
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)779 : Ȝif he hine mid sweorde at-ran nea ras he neuer-mare.
- c1350 St.Greg.(Cleo D.9)52/272 : He..For sorwe..lai adoun sike..Ros he neuere up of þe stude.
- a1375(1335-1361) WPal.(KC 13)1193 : What rink so he rauȝt he ros neuer after.
- a1400(c1303) Mannyng HS (Hrl 1701)2719 : Vp ne ros [F releua] he neuer more, But lay dede befor hem þore.
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)1216 : Many renke at he roue rase neuer efter.
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)3817 : His folke fell to it fast, & freschely þai drynke, Bot was..na renke at to it ran at euire rase eftire.
- c1450(c1400) Sultan Bab.(Gar 140)534 : Many a steede wente ther a-straye, And leyen at the grounde I-stonge,That resyn never aftyr that day.
- (a1470) Malory Wks.(Win-C)237/2 : Rycharde of the Rounde Table..threste hym thorow the shylde evyn to the herte..he rored full rudely, but rose he nevermore.
- a1500(a1400) Libeaus (Lamb 306)633 : The blacke giaunte can to smertt Thorugh lounge and hert, That neuer after cann rysse [Clg: myȝte aryse].
2.
(a) To rise from sleep, get out of bed; wake up, rouse; -- also refl.; (b) ~ oute, to awaken; -- transl. of L exsurgere; ~ togeder, rise from sleep; -- transl. of L consurgere; ~ up, get up; -- also refl.
Associated quotations
a
- c1175(OE) Bod.Hom.Dom.Quadr.(Bod 343)44/8 : Media nocte surgebam; To middere nihte ic wæs risende to andetnesse ofer þa domæs þinre rihtwisnesse.
- a1200 Trin.Hom.(Trin-C B.14.52)13 : Ðe ðridde is þat man..erliche rise and gernliche seche chireche.
- a1300 Bestiary (Arun 292)609 : Panter..In his hole..ðre dages..slepen wille; ðan after ðe ðridde dai he riseð & remeð.
- c1330 7 Sages(1) (Auch)92/1955 : Þai ȝede to bedde and risen [vrr. rose, reson] amorewe.
- ?a1425(?c1350) NHom.(3) Pass.(RwlPoet 175)1440 : Out of hir slepe scho rayse bi-lyue.
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Bod 959)Is.5.11 : Wo þat risen erli to drinkinhed..& to drinken vn to euen.
- (c1385) Chaucer CT.Kn.(Manly-Rickert)A.1065 : Palamon..by leue of his gayler Was risen [vr. resen] and romed in a chambre an heigh.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)77b/b : For when a man..leiþ him doun to slepe, his purpos is to rise [L surgere] sone.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)11532 : Þe morun quen þai risen [Ld: resyn] ware.. þai tok þair leue.
- c1400 Bk.Mother (Bod 416)126/22 : He ros erliche and wente into desert, makinge his preier, techinge us þerbi not to ligge idel in oure bed.
- a1425 Ben.Rule(1) (Lnsd 378)18/2-3 : Til þa þat rysis o night and wakis Sais vre lauerd: 'My frende, o niht ras I for yu and wakid.'
- a1456(a1449) Lydg.Say.Nightingale (Trin-C R.3.20)49 : Foole, what doost þou here Sleping allonne..Rysse, folowe me.
- a1450(a1400) Titus & V.(Add 36523)1851 : On morwn hym roos þe gode knyght.
- a1450 7 Sages(3) (Cmb Dd.1.17)2438 : The day was comen and nyght gon; The emperour raes onnoon.
- c1450(a1425) MOTest.(SeldSup 52)4769 : He wentt and layd hym down agayn..And sone he herd þe same steuyn..he royse [vr. rosse] and wentt..to his maystur.
- a1450 I have a gentil cok (Sln 2593)3 : I Haue a gentil cook crowyt me day, he doþ me rysyn erly my matyins for to say.
- c1475 Body Pol.(Cmb Kk.1.5)46/9 : He ought to be diligent..for to make him ryse [F le faire lever] at a competent hour to her his masse.
- a1500(?a1400) Torrent (Chet 8009)2458 : The lordys Rosyn..On the morow.
- a1500(?a1450) GRom.(Hrl 7333)61 : Telle me the cause whi þou risest so ofte fro thi bed.
- c1500 Melusine (Roy 18.B.2)360/27 : On the next day erly geffray roos.
b
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)3136 : Josæp..ras himm upp off slæpe anan.
- c1300 SLeg.Becket (Hrl 2277)p.54 : Tho other men were alle aslepe..He ros him up and bihuld on than ymage anheȝ.
- (c1300) Havelok (LdMisc 108)584 : Ris up swiþe..and lith a kandel.
- c1350 MPPsalter (Add 17376)118.62 : Ich ros vp at midniȝt.
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Bod 959)Ps.138.18 : I haue risen out [WB(2): roos vp; L exsurrexi] & ȝit I am with þee.
- (c1395) Chaucer CT.Sum.(Manly-Rickert)D.1863 : Vp I roos and al oure couent eke..With outen noyse or clateryng of belles.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)15653 : Breþer..Rises vp and wakes wel, Ar yee tempted be.
- c1400(?c1390) Gawain (Nero A.10)1735 : Þe lady for luf let not to slepe..Bot ros hir vp radly, rayked hir þeder.
- a1425(c1395) WBible(2) (Roy 1.C.8)Is.5.11 : Wo to ȝou that risen togidere [L consurgitis] eerli to sue drunkennesse.
- a1425 Arth.& M.(LinI 150)857 : Heo wende..Þat som mon hadde leyȝen hire by, Þanne heo ros vp in hast.
- a1450(?1409) Vision Staunton (Roy 17.B.43)60 : I, William, roos me vp and went in.
- c1450(a1425) MOTest.(SeldSup 52)4759 : As he lay slepand..he herd a voyce call hym..he rayse hym vp.
- c1460 Ipom.(3) (Lngl 257)337/40 : On the morow, erly before the day, he roys vp and arraid him like an hunter.
- a1500(?a1450) GRom.(Hrl 7333)61 : Take..the hert of him for whos song þou ros vp so anyght fro me.
3.
(a) To rise from the dead, come to life again, be resurrected; ~ from (of) deth, ~ from ded; ~ to (unto) lif, ~ to blisse, rise from death to everlasting life (bliss); ben risen; (b) ~ ayen, to come to life again, be resurrected; ~ up, rise up from the dead; -- also refl.; don ~ up, raise (sb.) from the dead.
Associated quotations
a
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)4197 : Þehhtennde daȝȝ beoþ Domess daȝȝ, Þann all mannkinn shall risenn Off dæþe.
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)19253 : He ras þe þridde daȝȝ Off dæþess slæp to life.
- a1200 Trin.Hom.(Trin-C B.14.52)113 : He..ros of deðe þe þridde dai.
- a1275 *Body & S.(4) (Trin-C B.14.39)93 : Þe seueþe day sul we rise, so þo boc us tolde.
- a1275 Seinte marie leuedi (Trin-C B.14.39)31 : Þe þridde dai he ros to liue.
- a1275 Stod ho (Tan 169*)28 : Þe þridde dai þi ioie comen..Þwen þi sone risen wes to þine wele and ure peas.
- a1300 Bestiary (Arun 292)31 : He ros fro dede ðo vs to lif holden.
- a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex.(Corp-C 444)261 : Ihesus..Ros fro ded on ðe sunenday.
- a1350 Stond wel moder (Hrl 2253)55 : When he ros, þo fel hire sorewe, hire blisse sprong þe þridde morewe.
- ?a1425(?c1350) NHom.(3) Pass.(RwlPoet 175)2968 : Þe vayle in þe temple sonder raue..And bodyse rays þat are was dede.
- c1390 Marie Mayden (Vrn)70 : Vp of his graue þen is he gon, As God and Mon to-gedere gon Rys.
- (c1390) Chaucer CT.Mel.(Manly-Rickert)B.2265 : Oure lord Iesu Crist whan he was risen fro deeth to lyf appered rather to a womman than to his apostles.
- a1400(c1303) Mannyng HS (Hrl 1701)4643 : He may..Pley þe resurreccyun, Þat ys to seye, how God ros.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)19343 : Vr eldrin godd did iesu rise.
- c1400 Bible SNT(1) (Selw 108 L.1)Deeds 9.40 : Peter..turned hym vnto þo deade body ande saide, 'Thabita, surge,' þat es, 'Thabita, rise.'
- a1425(?a1350) Nicod.(1) (Glb E.9)807 : For he es resen..Cumes nere þe suth to se!
- a1425(a1400) Paul.Epist.(Corp-C 32)Rom.6.8 : Crist rysande fro deþ, he dyes none oftere.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)435 : Ryse fro dede, or dethe: Resurgo.
- (c1443) Pecock Rule (Mrg M 519)212 : In which manhode þou rosist wiþ state of glorificacioun in þi body and soule such as þou hast now in heuene.
- c1450 Alph.Tales (Add 25719)479/13 : He þat was hedid was ressyn fro dead vnto lyfe agayn.
- (a1460) Bokenham Sts. (Adv Abbotsford B3)125.158 (v.2:p.322) : Whan the deed careyn [of an ass] was brough to hys presence, 'Ryhs vp,' quoth he, 'and lete vs goon hoom ageyn.'
- ?a1475 Ludus C.(Vsp D.8)372/474 : Lord as thou rese from deth..so reyse thou this body.
- a1500(c1340) Rolle Psalter (UC 64)138.17 : I rase, and ȝit i am with the..i rayse fra dede, & ȝit i am with the priuely til the day of dome.
- a1500 GRom.(Glo 42)742/20 : Be þe wyche water all þo þat wer slayne..Schalle Ryse fro detz to lyffe [Add: arise].
- a1500 When Sonday (Dub 516)8 : When dede men ryse that schal be moch wondur.
b
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)4042 : An flocc þatt shollde lufenn himm..shollde risenn upp off dæþ O domess daȝȝ.
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)7282 : Crist..doþ hemm risenn aȝȝ Upp inntill heȝhe mahhtess.
- a1300 Bestiary (Arun 292)637 : Crist..ded was in blod & bon; vp he ros &..steg to heuene.
- (1357) Gaytr.LFCatech.(Yk-Borth R.I.11)26/113 : We..Sothefastly sal rise up in bodi and in saule.
- (c1384) WBible(1) (Dc 369(2))John 11.23 : Thi brother schal ryse aȝen [L Resurget].
- (c1390) Chaucer CT.Pars.(Manly-Rickert)I.161 : Riseth ye vp that ben dede, and cometh to the iugement.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)12516 : Rais [Frf: ras] him vp al hale and fere.
- ?a1425 Ihesu þi swetnes (RwlPoet 175)80 : When his will was to lyf all-sa, He rayse ogayne thurgh his godhede.
- a1450(?a1349) ?Rolle Ihesu god sone (Cmb Dd.5.64)45 : Lyf was slayne and rase agayne.
- a1450(?a1349) ?Rolle Luf es lyf (Cmb Dd.5.64)62 : For up sal ryse al men and answer for þair dede.
- a1450(c1410) Lovel.Grail (Corp-C 80)49.317 : So suffredist þou tormentes..and thanne from deth to lyve þou Ryse Ageyn [F resussistas] Of thin Owne Myht, Lord.
- ?a1475 Ludus C.(Vsp D.8)60/76 : Aftyr he is resyn to lyve onys a-ȝen, deth xal be drevyn to endles dampnacion.
- a1500(?a1400) SLChrist (Hrl 3909)7129 : Had he resen up anone..men schuld have leuet..hit had ben but a fantasy, And that he was not werrayle dede.
- a1500(?a1425) Chester Pl.Antichr.(Pen 399)497/158 : Tyll that oure savyore be ryson agayne, in fayth my hart may not be fayne but I hym see withe yee.
- a1500 Nicod.(4) (Hrl 149)109 : Whan y was quykke on erthe, the dede men that were beryed in her graues rysen vp ageyn [F releverunt].
4.
(a) To be moved from a lower to a higher position, move upward, ascend; of skin: separate from the body; of bees: fly up into the air; of smoke, fumes, odor, etc.: waft upward, rise; also fig.; of foam, scum: come to the surface of a liquid; ~ togeder, ascend; -- transl. of L consurgere; ~ up; risinge up as adj.: ascending; (b) of a heavenly body: to appear above the horizon, rise; of the sun's rays: spread upward from the horizon, appear; also fig.; of the day: dawn; of dawn: break; ~ up; (c) to extend upward; of land: slope upward; be elevated; also, heave up; (d) to become erect; of hair: stand on end; (e) of water, waves, a flood: to swell, become higher, rise; of the sea: become stormy, become rough; (f) med. of tissues, the dura mater: to swell; of the womb: swell with pregnancy; ben risen up, be swollen; (g) anat. of a nose: to be humped; ppl. risinge as adj.: curved, rounded.
Associated quotations
a
- 1381 Dc.257 Cook.Recipes (Dc 257)67.28/3 : Nym caponys & schald hem; Nym a penne & opyn þe skyn at þe hevyd & blowe hem tyl þe sckyn ryse from þe flesche.
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Bod 959)Num.28.24 : Þe most soot smel..shal rise of þe brent sacrifise.
- (c1384) WBible(1) (Dc 369(2))Luke 12.54 : Whanne ȝe schulen se a cloude rysinge [L orientem] fro the sunne goynge doun, anon ȝe seyn, 'Reyn cometh.'
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)62b/a : In been, þe hinder [foot] beþ more þanne þe furþere or þe myddel, for goynge & to rise [L eleuentur]..fro þerþe whenne hem list take here fliȝt.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)331b/a : Þe bolle þat ryseþ on þe water..hatte bulla.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)1644 : O þair malice mai naman speke; Til heuen þer-of..rises [Trin-C: recheþ] þe smeke.
- a1400 Lanfranc (Ashm 1396)318/1 : Me schulde sette a ventuse, & wiþ þe drawing þerof þe rib wole rise vp [L superius educatur] aȝen into his propre place.
- c1400(?c1380) Cleanness (Nero A.10)509 : When bremly brened þose bestez & þe breþe rysed, Þe savor of his sacrafyse soȝt to hym even.
- a1425(c1384) WBible(1) (Corp-O 4)Ezek.8.11 : The vapour or smoke of a cloud roos togider [WB(2): stiede; L consurgebat] of the ensence.
- ?a1425 *MS Htrn.95 (Htrn 95)99b/a : Ȝif þe bone wille not rise vppe in þis maner, make as manye holes with þi persoure as ben nedefulle.
- ?a1425 *MS Htrn.95 (Htrn 95)106b/a : Þer come a foule blacke cruste in þe same place þer þe pustule was..& wiþin a fewe daies þe cruste rose vppe & þe pacient was delyuered of alle his euil accidentes.
- a1450 Diseases Women(1) (Dc 37:Singer)36 : Suffocacyon of matrice is when þe matrice rysyth out of hys ryght plase and goyth aurhy.
- a1450 7 Sages(3) (Cmb Dd.1.17)199 : The rofe hys sonkon to nyght, Or the flore his resyn on hye.
- c1450(a1400) Orolog.Sap.(Dc 114)363/25 : Þere I see, amonge oþere peynes þat longen to þat place, risynge-vp flaummes of fire and the soulles of wrecched folke caste þere-Inne vppe and downe.
- c1450(?c1408) Lydg.RS (Frf 16)1459 : The foom most salt..ryseth in the wawes felle.
- a1475 Rev.St.Bridget(3) (Gar 145)9/19 : So shal þu neuer mowe rysse from þe pytte of hell.
- c1475(1392) *MS Wel.564 (Wel 564)74b/b : If..þe boon be in sich a maner þat þat oon side rise fro þat oþir..brynge þilke pece to þe place þat he was yn aforn..þrustynge doun þilke pecis with sum instrument.
- c1484(a1475) Caritate SSecr.(Tak 38)150/34 : If..þu..reise wynde, with qwyche wynde þer rysyth a byttir and a sowr matere fro þe stomake, yt betokynnyth a cold stomak.
- c1484(a1475) Caritate SSecr.(Tak 38)168/3 : Skymme it allwey as it rysith..And lett it boyle so longe þat it be as thykke as thykke hony.
- a1500(c1400) St.Erk.(Hrl 2250)344 : Alle the blee of his body wos blakke as þe moldes, As roten as þe rottok þat rises in powdere.
- a1500(a1450) St.Robt.Knares.(Eg 3143)412 : What bemeynes ȝond reke rysand?
- a1475 *Sidrak & B.(Lnsd 793)5835 : A shadowe of þe erthe riseþ sone And stieþ vp aboue þe mone.
b
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)7273 : We sæȝhenn æst in ure land Þiss newe kingess sterrne..tær þe sunne riseþþ.
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)7280 : Crist iss ec..Þatt sunnebæm þatt riseþþ aȝȝ I gode menness herrtess.
- c1275 Ken.Serm.(LdMisc 471)214/8 : Si sterre was seauinge of his beringe swo a pierede to þo þrie kinges of heþenesse to janes þo sunne risindde.
- c1300(?c1225) Horn (Cmb Gg.4.27)83/1434 : Þe feste hi bigunne Er þat ros þe sunne.
- a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex.(Corp-C 444)4039 : Of ðe sal risen sterre brigt.
- (c1385) Chaucer CT.Kn.(Manly-Rickert)A.1493 : Firy Phebus riseth vp so brighte That al the orient laugheth of the lighte.
- (?1387) Wimbledon Serm.(Corp-C 357)97/567 : Þe sunne of vndirstondyng haþ not rysen to vs.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)109b/b : In þe tenþe gree..risiþ [L oritur] þe sterre þat hatte almareth & alpheta.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)11074 : His fest..halus bath In and sarȝine, Thoru al þe land þat hepen lijs Bituixand þar þe sun it rijs.
- c1400(?c1380) Cleanness (Nero A.10)893 : Ruddon of þe day-rawe ros upon uȝten.
- c1400(?c1390) Gawain (Nero A.10)1313 : He..made myry al day til þe mone rysed.
- a1425(c1385) Chaucer TC (Benson-Robinson)4.1690 : The day gan rise, and Troilus hym cladde.
- a1425(c1395) WBible(2) (Roy 1.C.8)Mal.4.2 : To ȝou, dredynge my name, the sunne of riȝtwisnesse schal rise.
- a1450(1391) Chaucer Astr.(Benson-Robinson)2.31.26 : Thus maist thou understonde also the cenyth of eny sterre, in which partie he riseth.
- a1450(c1410) Lovel.Grail (Corp-C 80)30.223 : On the Morwe..as the day gan Ryse [F aparut], he Comaunded his Messengeris.
- c1450(c1385) Chaucer Mars (Benson-Robinson)2 : Gladeth, ye foules, of the morowe gray! Lo! Venus, rysen among yon rowes rede!
- c1450(?a1400) Quatref.Love (Add 31042)150 : There rasse a sterne hastily þat schynede and schane.
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)392 : Þe day-raw rase.
- c1475 *Bk.Marchalsi (Trin-C R.14.51)62b : This charme þou schalte sey..on the morowe or the sunne ryse.
- a1500(c1410) Dives & P.(Htrn 270)1.115 : Þe sonne risyȝt vp in þe est.
- a1500(a1450) Ashmole SSecr.(Ashm 396)76/24 : The contrary sterres and bad were þan vnder the erth and not risse [Lambeth: vpsprongyn].
- c1500 Melusine (Roy 18.B.2)22/22 : Soone aftir roos the moone fayre and bright.
c
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)163a/a : Þe erthe bygynneth to ryse [L eleuari] as it war an hille.
- c1400(?c1380) Cleanness (Nero A.10)363 : Þen bolned þe abyme, and bonkez con ryse..Watz no brymme þat abod unbrosten bylyve.
- (1434) Indent.Fotheringhay in Med.Mason247 : Abof the dore of the said stepill, a wyndow rysing in hight al so high as the gret arche of the stepill.
- a1450(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 (Lamb 131)4577 : Cesar..dide hym make a merueyllous tour..Brod & þykke þe gynnynge was, & euere hit nareweþ, rysande on heyght.
- a1450(c1410) Lovel.Grail (Corp-C 80)27.256 : Þe ton hed of the yl down bowed..and the toþer hed gan to Rysen þere An hy.
- ?c1475 Direct.Sailing in Hak.Soc.79 (Lnsd 285)21 : Stepilhorde..risith all rounde as it were a Coppid hille.
- a1500(a1450) Ashmole SSecr.(Ashm 396)68/20 : Ther is a-nother tre that ryseth as longe as a mannes arme.
d
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Bod 959)Gen.37.7 : Here ȝe my sweuen..I wende vs to byndyn handfullez in þe feeld, & my handfull as to rijsen & stonden.
- a1475 Leve lystynes (Brog 2.1)p.31 : He is softe as ony sylke, ȝett sertis he may not ryse.
- a1500(c1410) Dives & P.(Htrn 270)1.258 : A manys her schulde rysyn for fer.
e
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)1425 : Stil ai stod, þai wandes thre Fra adam tim until noe..quen þe flod ras.
- c1400(?c1380) Cleanness (Nero A.10)369 : Þe flod ryses, Overwaltez uche a wod and þe wyde feldez.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)2.1705 : Sodeynly boilen gan þe wawe, Þe see to ryse.
- a1425(a1400) PConsc.(Glb E.9 & Hrl 4196)4759 : Þe se sal ryse..Abowen þe heght of ilka mountayne.
- ?a1425(?a1350) Castleford Chron.(Göt Hist 740)20596 : Þe water..comes and rises abouen þe bank.
- (c1438) MKempe B (Add 61823)233/1 : Owr Lord..sent hem wynde a-now þat þei seylyd a gret cowrse & þe wawys resyn sor.
- c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) (Thrn)2706 : Þe..well..flowes owte of Paradice when þe flode ryses.
- a1450(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 (Lamb 131)10339 : Þenne bygynnes þe lough to flowe & ouer þe bankes to renne & rowe Wiþ rysyng [vr. risand] wawes.
- a1500(a1460) Towneley Pl.(Hnt HM 1)36/442 : Aboue all hillys..the water is rysen.
- a1500(a1460) Towneley Pl.(Hnt HM 1)395/61 : The wawes rosse, the wynd blew.
f
- 1372 Als i lay vpon (Adv 18.7.21)34 : Hire wombe be-gan to rise.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)61a/b : Þe wombe gan to rise and swelle & tokenes of goynge with childe were I-seye in þe womman.
- a1400 Cursor (Trin-C R.3.8)11120 : Bi þis hir wombe bigon to rise.
- (1451) Capgr.St.Gilb.(Add 36704)127/9 : The þrote and eke the hed of a-noþir man þere be-syde was so risyn and bolned with seknesse whech þei clepe þe swynesye..þat viij dayes continuely he was compelled for very peyne..to kepe his bed.
- c1475 *Mondeville (Wel 564)164a/b : The dura mater is risen vp & neiȝeþ ner þe brayn panne þan it was wont.
g
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)2.4647 : Neptolonius..was..Large brestid, wiþ a risyng bak, And in speche stamered whan he spak.
- c1484(a1475) Caritate SSecr.(Tak 38)200/6 : A nose þat rysith in þe myddis [Lambeth: bowes toward þe heyghte] is fulle of wordys and a lyer.
5.
(a) To rise in fortune (rank, wealth, etc.), prosper; achieve eminence, become prominent; ~ up; (b) of a city: to recover from being sacked, be rebuilt; of a nation: become powerful, recover from disaster; ~ togeder, rise; -- transl. of L consurgere; ~ up; (c) to rise to a higher or more perfect moral or spiritual state; arise after a moral or spiritual fall; ~ from (of, oute of), rise from (sin, etc.); ~ up (upward).
Associated quotations
a
- c1390 Whon Men beoþ (Vrn)138 : Whon þou þenkest best in þi þouȝt On Richesse fo[r]te regne and ryse, Al þi trauayle turneþ to nouȝt.
- (c1391) Gower CA Suppl.(Hnt EL 26.A.17)5.7135* : So fell this clerk into poverte And wiste noght how forto ryse.
- (a1393) Gower CA (Frf 3)prol.544 : After that we falle and rise, The world arist and falth withal, So that the man is overal His oghne cause of wel and wo.
- (c1395) Chaucer CT.WB.(Manly-Rickert)D.1167 : Tullius Hostillius..out of pouerte roos to heigh noblesse.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)180a/a : Þei forsaken dignite of knyȝthode and suffre none to ryse [L erigi] and to be gretter among hem.
- a1400(c1303) Mannyng HS (Hrl 1701)6042 : Ful wykked ys þat coueytyse with oþer mennes gode falsly to ryse.
- a1400 Cato(3) (Frf 14)174 : Loke þou lere sum craft..for craft leuis wiþ þe and ay mai þou amended be to make þe to rise.
- a1425(c1385) Chaucer TC (Benson-Robinson)1.695 : Wo hym that is allone, For, and he falle, he hath non helpe to ryse.
- a1425(?a1400) RRose (Htrn 409)260 : If a man in honour rise [F monte]..Of that hath she gret hevynesse.
- c1450(a1425) MOTest.(SeldSup 52)15197 : He saw his suns full rychly ryse in grett degre..And his doyghturs..to grett wrschep wed also.
- a1500 Chartier Treat.Hope (Rwl A.338)103/1 : Delbora..rose on hyght owt of dispeyre in myddis of the people of Ysraell.
- 1543(1464) Hardyng Chron.B (Grafton)p.93 : Carense..reigned iiii yere by treason, borne of lowe bloodde, and rose vp of robery by the sea..through robbery resen..to royall estate.
b
- c1300 Lay.Brut (Otho C.13)993 : Þe Engles ouer-come þe Brutuns and brohte heom vnder fote þat neuere seoþþe hii na rese.
- c1300 Lay.Brut (Otho C.13)4700 : Þus Portchestre to-reos and neuere suþþe na ros.
- (c1384) WBible(1) (Dc 369(2))Dan.2.39 : After thee an other rewme shal ryse to gydre [L consurget], lesse than thou.
- a1450(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 (Lamb 131)15597 : Þyse Englische scul haue so gret pride..ffor þer kynde so ryst on heyghte Þat non of oures dar wyþ þem feighte.
- a1500 Chartier Quad.(2) (Rwl A.338)184/18 : We fynde in the Romayn histories of many evile aduentoures fallen vnto them which fortune oftymes haue brought full lough, but thei..haue vertuousely rysen vp [F se ressourdoient] ayein with their labour an stablenesse.
- a1500 Chartier Treat.Hope (Rwl A.338)103/35 : Thou maist rede hough Athenes, Lacedemoyn, and Thebes war oftintymes put in seruage, desolate and distroyed in the tyme of Ȝertes, of Philipe, and of Alisaundre, which aftirwarde risen ageyn and wer in grette prosperite and glorie.
c
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)4365 : Crist..ȝaff uss her þurrh Crisstenndom To risenn upp off sinness.
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)6014 : God mann riseþþ aȝȝ uppwarrd Inn alle gode dedess.
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)6021 : He..riseþþ upp þurrh shriffte, & beteþþ sone anan þatt gillt Þatt he wass fallenn inne.
- (c1390) Chaucer CT.Pars.(Manly-Rickert)I.683 : Men ben holden to laboure in preiynge to god..that he wole graunte hem to risen out of hir synnes.
- a1400(c1303) Mannyng HS (Hrl 1701)4776 : Ȝyf þou lygge long yn synne And wylt nat ryse..Þou shalt ȝelde a-counte ful soure.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)25745 : Bot quen we fall, ai mai we ris, For es na man sa gret mai sin..þat he ne his merci has in hij.
- a1400 Cursor (Frf 14)24694 : Þou may chese of suche foli to rise.
- (1415) Hoccl.Oldcastle (Hnt HM 111)32 : To longe haast thow bathid in þat folie! Ryse vp & pourge thee of thy trespas!
- a1425(c1300) NHom.(1) Abp.& N.(Ashm 42)p.78 : A hali man..he wase, Bot first he fell, and sithene he rase.
- ?a1425 Orch.Syon (Hrl 3432)173/37 : My mooste parfiȝt children..han..put awey fro hem al maner erþeli affeccioun and..þei ben rise aboue hemsilf into þe heiþe of heuene by þe laddir of vertu.
- ?a1425 Orch.Syon (Hrl 3432)296/33 : Þei ryse not by þe morowe fro vnclennesse and at euen fro mysrulid etynge and drynkinge.
- (?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)2.1869 : Pryncis..from ther synnes..Hadde off God warnyng, and list nat for to rise.
- c1450(c1415) Roy.Serm.(Roy 18.B.23)111/13 : A-wake from synne and rise owte of þi fowle lustis.
- c1450(a1425) MOTest.(SeldSup 52)13116 : Þen is yt gud wysdome þat we..speke..to þem..Of god to gett vs grace sone of our syns to ryse.
- a1500(c1340) Rolle Psalter (UC 64)19.9 : We rase and we ere righthid; That is..we rase fra synn and couaitis.
6.
(a) To emerge, come out; of an animal: issue from a lair or covert; ~ up; (b) ~ togeder to, to seek after (sb.); -- transl. of L consurgere; don ~ to that sinne, impel (sb.) to that sin; (c) ben risinge to, of advantage, profit: to accrue to (sb.).
Associated quotations
a
- (c1410) York MGame (Vsp B.12)11 : Whan an hare ryseþ out of here fourme for to go to hure pasture or ryseþ agayn to hure sittyng..as she goþ she wil suffre no twyge ne no grasse þe which may touche hure.
- a1425 Arth.& M.(LinI 150)1595 : [The dragons] rysen of heore den, Þer weore ferd mony men.
- c1440(a1400) Eglam.(Thrn)284 : He blewe his horne in þat tyde; Þe hertis rase one ylka syde.
- c1450(a1425) MOTest.(SeldSup 52)15820 : A mekyll fysch..rose vp owt of þat ryuer.
- c1450 Alph.Tales (Add 25719)15/13 : Hym þoght þis monke rase owte of his grafe & come vnto hym.
- (a1464) Capgr.Chron.(Cmb Gg.4.12)47 : Daniel..prophecied..and..the dremes of Nabugodonosor..he expouned..he mervelously touchid who the foure bestis rising with these foure wyndis foutyn ech with othir.
- (1472) Doc.Merchant York in Sur.Soc.12971 : In v yerddes of now canways to j now pagand that was mayd for the sollys to ryse owt of, xv d.
- a1500(?a1400) SLChrist (Hrl 3909)7264 : Ascendit leo de cubili suo..the lyon rose out of his denne.
b
- (c1384) WBible(1) (Dc 369(2))Hos.6.1 : In her tribulacioun erly thei shuln ryse to gyder [L consurgent] to me.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)27195 : Quat pouert or ani couaittise Did him to þat sin to rise?
c
- a1500(a1460) Towneley Pl.(Hnt HM 1)243/19 : To the fals parte I turne me agayn, ffor I se more Vayll will to me be risyng.
7.
(a) To increase in number or amount; of a price: rise; ~ up, mount up; (b) mus. to rise in pitch.
Associated quotations
a
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)11262 : Ȝiff þu takesst onn att an & tellesst forþ till fowwre, Þa riseþþ upp þin tale anan Inntill þe tale off tene.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)5865 : Þai rise and bredes ai mare and mare, Bot wel mare if þai idel ware.
- (1439) RParl.5.31a : For as muche as Corne hath..nat growen so plenteueusly as it dede before the Statut, but the price therof risen and enhaunsed..above the price in the said Statut rehersed, ther was maad a restreint.
- a1450(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 (Lamb 131)1257 : When we ben fewe, þey schol be manye; ȝyf we ought falle, & þey ought ryse, þey schul til vs do swylk iustise þat alle our Troiens ilkon schold deye.
b
- a1450 Treat.Music (Lnsd 763)258 : And with þese acordis of descaunt, euery descanter may ryse in voyse & falle with þeplain-song.
8.
(a) To be stirred by emotion; of the heart: become joyful; be moved; of fleshly desire: be roused; ~ in (in-to) pride, become arrogant; (b) ~ in-to (upon), of emotion, envy, malice, etc.: to come over (sb.), affect.
Associated quotations
a
- c1390 Whon Men beoþ (Vrn)89 : Þe feste wol make his flesch to ris, And drawe his herte to vanite.
- a1400 Cursor (Frf 14)24489 : Mi hert be-gan to rise & liȝt & my chere to amende.
- a1425(c1385) Chaucer TC (Benson-Robinson)1.278 : He..gan hir bet biholde in thrifty wise..Therwith his herte gan to sprede and rise.
- a1450 PNoster R.Hermit (Westm-S 3)51/29 : Loke..þat ȝoure fleisch be chastised wiþ fastyng þat þe spirit ne ryse in pride.
- c1450(a1400) Lavynham Treat.7 Dead.Sins (Hrl 211)1/24 : He schal as a lyon risyn vp of hys pride.
- ?a1475(a1396) *Hilton SP (Hrl 6579)1.19.12a : Þouȝ þi flesch rise þere ageyn and wile nouȝt assente to þi wil, be nouȝt to mikil adred.
- c1475 Body Pol.(Cmb Kk.1.5)82/25 : Hanyball..roosse into so grete pryde..that he disdeyned to here any man to speke to him, but made othir men speke with the people whiche brought him reporte agayn.
- c1475 Brm.Abraham (Brm)208 : My hart begynnyth stronly to rysse, To see the blood off thy blyssyd body.
- a1500(a1460) Towneley Pl.(Hnt HM 1)174/264 : O, my hart is rysand, now in a glope! ffor this nobyll tythand, thou shall have a drope Of my good grace.
b
- c1475(c1445) Pecock Donet (Bod 916)6/23 : Y haue made a litil book..aȝens envie and detraccioun and malice, whiche perauenture myȝt rise into summe heerers or reders.
- a1500 Alex.-Cassamus (Cmb Ff.1.6)39 : Tel me, yf euere ȝe felte vp-on yow ryse The sorwes of loue & euelys þat hym doth sue!
9.
(a) To rebel, revolt, make a civil uprising; ~ ayen (ayenes, on, upon), revolt against (sb., a kingdom, etc.); ~ ayen pes, make an uprising in breach of the peace; ~ up; ~ with, rise in rebellion with (sb.); ben risen, be in rebellion; (b) to make an assault, attack to kill; resist, make a fight [quot.: c1450]; also, make a verbal attack, slander; ~ ayen (ayenes, in-to, on, to, upon, yen), attack (sb.); refl. ~ ayen, war against oneself or one's inclinations; ~ up; (c) to break out from an ambush; join battle, make war; ~ in (in-to, to) bataille; ~ up; (d) ppl. risinge as noun: one who attacks.
Associated quotations
a
- ?a1160 Peterb.Chron.(LdMisc 636)an.1135 : On þis kinges time wes al unfrið & yfel & ræflac, for agenes him risen sona þa ricemen þe wæron swikes.
- (c1375) Chaucer CT.Mk.(Manly-Rickert)B.3717 : The peple roos vp on hym on a nyght For his defaute.
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Bod 959)Num.26.9 : Þe peple..rysyn [WB(2): riseden; L surrexerunt] aȝeyns Moises & aaron in þe dissension of chore, whenne aȝens þe lord þei rebelledyn.
- (a1387) Trev.Higd.(StJ-C H.1)7.429 : This ȝere Roberd de Bolysm rose [Higd.(2): made insurreccion; L insurrexit] aȝenst kyng Henry.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)8577 : All þat euer him rais again, Wit wisdom he broght þam to reclaim.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)14495 : He es..sa selcut wijs, All þe werld mon wit him rijs.
- ?a1400(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.2 (Petyt 511)p.85 : Þe kyng had fulle grete þouht; his reame ageyn him ros.
- (1415) Doc.Conspir.Hen.V in D.K.R.43587 : He tolde me yat Sir Thomas Talbot wolde rise in yis mater.
- a1425 NHom.(3) Leg.Suppl.Hrl.(Hrl 4196)143/50 : When so any prouince wald rice Ogaines Rome, or rebell be, Þan by þaire mawmet myght þai se.
- ?a1425 Orch.Syon (Hrl 3432)258/14 : Þei han sett reuerence asyde and ben rysen wiþ greet persecucioun..& as longe as þei dwellen obstynat in þat rebellyoun and wiþ þat vnreuerence..þei rennen to eendelees dampnacioun.
- c1440 PLAlex.(Thrn)12/5 : Tythyngez come to kyng Philippe, þat Ermonye..was rebelle & raysse agaynes hym.
- a1450(1408) *Vegetius(1) (Dc 291)51a : If..a multitude..of myȝti enemyes risen [L rebellasset] on þe Romayns, þan sende þey out ij dukes wiþ ij oostes.
- (a1475) Fortescue Gov.E.(LdMisc 593)139 : The commons ffor pouerte rose apon the nobles and made all thair godis to be comune.
- ?a1475 Ludus C.(Vsp D.8)357/55 : Yif we slewe hem, it wold cause the comownys to ryse.
- a1500(?a1400) SLChrist (Hrl 3909)515 : That hors-mon made of bras A-buf þe temple turnet his sper toward þat lond þat risyng was Agaynus Rome.
- a1500(c1465) SEChron.(Lamb 306)25 : The comenys of Kent and Essex rysen up and gaderd hem togeder, and came to London.
- a1500 15c.Serm.Cycle(Hrl 2247:Powell)46/10 : Many wronges..causeth oft tyme þe peple to rebell and rise ageyn the pees.
b
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Bod 959)1 Kings 24.8 : Dauyd..suffride hem not þat þei risen [L consurgerent] in to Saul.
- (c1384) WBible(1) (Dc 369(2))Ezek.35.13 : Ȝe han rise [L insurrexistis] vpon me with ȝour mouth, and han dymynued or spoken yuel aȝeins me.
- (a1387) Trev.Higd.(StJ-C H.1)7.473 : He sawe in his slepe meny clerkes rise [L insilire] on [Higd.(2): to comme and to fiȝhte with] hym with stoles..efte he saw a rowte of men of armes þat wolde rise [L sævire] uppon hym wiþ al manere wepen.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)11972 : Þai wil..gain [Frf: agayne] vs rise.
- ?c1400 Cursor (Arms 57:Morris)18017 : I made hem ryse aȝeynes him To smyte him wiþ a spere.
- (1415) Hoccl.Oldcastle (Hnt HM 111)386 : The disciples of Cryst..neuere..in forcible maneere With wepnes roos to slee folk & assaille.
- (1423) RParl.4.199a : The said William wyth his men..sodanlich rose and murdrid the said John and smote of his heaed.
- a1425(c1395) WBible(2) (Roy 1.C.8)Gen.4.8 : Whanne thei weren in the feeld, Cayn roos aȝens his brother Abel and killide him.
- a1425(c1395) WBible(2) (Roy 1.C.8)Ps.26.12 : For wickid witnessis han rise aȝens me, and wickydnesse liede to it silf.
- c1425(c1400) Primer (Cmb Dd.11.82)p.23 : Whanne men risiden [vr. risiden up] aȝenes us, in hap þei swolewid us al quyk.
- a1450 *Aelred Inst.(2) (Bod 423)525 : Atte last, sodenly he roos ayen himself, no thinge hatynge so moche as himself.
- c1450 Ponthus (Dgb 185)129/3 : He..putted to theym mony doutes..wenyng to theym that he had sayd trouthe, wherfore they durst not ryse ne meve.
- (a1464) Capgr.Chron.(Cmb Gg.4.12)182 : Thei in the north risin ageyn the Scottis.
- a1500(c1340) Rolle Psalter (UC 64)3.1 : Many rises [L insurgunt] agayns me..that is, fendes and the fendes lymmys, rises agayns me, for to put me doun.
- a1500 Conq.Irel.(Rwl B.490)83/1 : Whan thay wer with-In, the Irysh-men rysse to ham on euery halue, and leyde on ham, and anoone the yonge man was al to-hackid to-for hym.
c
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Bod 959)Josh.8.19 : Þe boschmens þat weryn hud ryson anoon, & goynge to þe cite, tokyn & sette hit afuyre.
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Bod 959)Jer.49.14 : Rijse we togidere [L consurgamus] in to bataile.
- a1400(c1303) Mannyng HS (Hrl 1701)4982 : Þe folk of Isrel..ordeyned hem on alle wyse how þey shulde best to batayle ryse.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)21871 : Folk..sal gain oþer rise To werrai samen.
- a1400 NVPsalter (Vsp D.7)93.16 : Wha sal rise with me ogain liþerand?
- a1450(c1410) Lovel.Merlin (Corp-C 80)12562 : Let vs gon..with him to risen..and with him to fyghten aȝens his fon.
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)82 : Artaxenses..has ane ost reryd And resyn vp with all his rewme.
- c1450(a1425) MOTest.(SeldSup 52)6398 : Dauid..is ay redy in your ryȝt agayn your rebels forto ryse.
- c1450(c1425) Brut-1419 (Cmb Kk.1.12)342/4 : Þe v lordez reson at Ratcote brygge yn destroccyon of the Rebellis.
- c1475(c1399) Mum & S.(1) (Cmb Ll.4.14)prol.13 : All þe londe..rosse with him rapely to riȝtyn his wronge.
d
- a1400 NVPsalter (Vsp D.7)17.43 : And þou girde me with might at fight in land, And vnderlaide vnder me in me riseand.
- a1400 NVPsalter (Vsp D.7)17.52 : Fra in me risand [L insurgentibus], vpheue sal tou me.
10.
To get busy, stir oneself; -- esp. in impv. or with inf. or that clause; take action; ~ in dom, rise in judgment (on sb.); ~ up.
Associated quotations
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Bod 959)3 Kings 21.15 : Rijs, weelde þe vyneȝerd of Naboth Jeȝraelite þat wolde not to þee assentyn & ȝyfen it.
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Bod 959)1 Esd.1.5 : Þe princes..whos spirit god rerede, risen þat þei steȝen vp to bilden þe temple of þe lord þat was in ierusalem.
- (c1384) WBible(1) (Dc 369(2))Mat.12.41 : Men of Nynyue shal ryse in dome with this generacioun, and shulen condempne it.
- (c1384) WBible(1) (Dc 369(2))Luke 11.31 : The queene of the south schal ryse in dom with men of this generacioun.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)470 : Sent micheal..Rais a-gain him for to fight.
- a1400 NVPsalter (Vsp D.7)3.6 : Rys, lauerd, ai ful ofe blisse, Saufe make me.
- c1400(?c1380) Patience (Nero A.10)349,351 : Ris, aproche þen to prech..Þenne þe renk radly ros..And to Niniue..neȝed.
- c1400 Bk.Mother (Bod 416)81/15 : Where ben here goddis in whuch þei hadden trust? Rise þei up and helpe ȝou.
- a1450(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 (Lamb 131)3357 : Al þus on ilk a side þey ros, To haue þe breþere host in clos.
- c1450(a1425) MOTest.(SeldSup 52)11409 : Scho gart hyr rebels ryse..And charged þem..þat nabod sone ware slayn.
- a1500(c1410) Dives & P.(Htrn 270)2.256 : Onon þe kyng roos up and wente into þe vynyȝerd & tooc it to hym.
11.
(a) To come into existence, originate, begin; also, result (from sth.); of suspicion: arise; ~ upon, be founded upon (sth.) [quot.: c1443]; (b) of persons: to be born; also, appear, come on the scene; ~ oute, arise, appear; -- transl. of L exsurgere; ~ up; (c) of plants: to grow, shoot up; also fig.; ~ upon, grow up; ?sone risinge, growing, ripening; (d) of a river: to have its source, take its origin; (e) of wind: to begin to blow; of a storm, storm cloud, etc.: come up, arise; of fire: begin to burn; ~ up; (f) med. of apostemes, pustules, etc.: to appear on the surface of the skin, erupt; of a morbid condition: arise, develop; ~ ayen, appear again, recur; (g) pathol. ppl. risinge as adj.: ?virulent, rebellious, uprising.
Associated quotations
a
- a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex.(Corp-C 444)668 : Al was on speche ðor-bi-foren: Ðor woren sundri speches boren..dor was sundri speches risen.
- a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex.(Corp-C 444)3863 : Ðer ros wreððe and strif a-non A-gen moysen and aaron.
- ?a1425(?c1350) NHom.(3) Pass.(RwlPoet 175)1135 : What profytt þare-of myght ryse, Ilk a man sayd.
- (c1390) Chaucer CT.Pard.(Manly-Rickert)C.567 : This wyn of Spaigne crepeth subtilly In othere wynes growynge faste by Of which ther riseth..fumositee.
- a1400(c1303) Mannyng HS (Hrl 1701)3786 : Þou mayst be wroþe, sum body to chastyse Þogh hate nat yn þy herte ryse.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)21874 : Hunger and qualm, and nede i-nogh In erth sal rise for mans wogh.
- ?c1400 Cursor (Arms 57)8111 : Of hem shal ryse oure raunsoun And of alle oure synnes pardoun.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)4.5495 : Falshede ay wil ageyn rebounde Where it roos first, to his original Resorte ageyn, riȝt as doth a bal.
- a1425(c1385) Chaucer TC (Benson-Robinson)1.944 : She of whom rist al thi wo Hereafter may thy comfort be also.
- a1425(?a1400) Cloud (Hrl 674)73/25 : Þe meditacions..risen sodenly wiþ-outyn any menes.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)8b/b : Oþer membrez componed..bene of sich complexioun as resulteþ, i. riseþ [*Ch.(3): riseþ vpp], of þinges comyng to þam & componyng þam.
- (?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)1.4400 : Ther sprang the welle first off philosophie, Ther first off knyhthod ros the hih noblesse.
- (c1443) Pecock Rule (Mrg M 519)181 : Which dette..rose vpon þe couenaunt which þou hast maad wiþ man, þee forto ȝeve to hym blisful perpetual reward if he serve þee bi kepyng of thy lawe.
- (1449) Will Brugco in Nichols Illust.132 : Y bequethe and ordeyne..the mony rising thereof to be bestowed upon the complesshying and endyng of the seyd chirch of Staunford.
- a1450 *Aelred Inst.(2) (Bod 423)1182 : Of thes too thinges, knouleche and loue, riseth..swetnes and charite.
- c1450 Alph.Tales (Add 25719)49/28 : Desire it nott, nor pray me not þerto, þat no suspecte rise betwix vs þat myght hurte þi gude name and þi fame.
- c1450 Alph.Tales (Add 25719)49/31 : Þerfor þer sall no suspecion ryse of vs.
- c1460 Tree & Fruits HG (McC 132)88/8 : Þer risith moche wynnyng of vertu in such pacient abiding.
- ?a1475(a1396) *Hilton SP (Hrl 6579)1.20.12b : Of þis siȝt in hem self risiþ a delit in here hertis.
- c1425(?c1400) Wycl.Apol.(Dub 245)30 : Wan worþi diligence is taken a wey fro prestis bi power, sum smiting of mischef rysiþ in þe flok.
- a1475 *Sidrak & B.(Lnsd 793)10960 : If he do it for seruise, He wote where his hire shal rise.
b
- a1325(c1250) Gen.& Ex.(Corp-C 444)4152 : Swilc prophete in folc of israel Ros non, ne spac wið god so wel.
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Bod 959)Judg.2.10 : Al þat generacion is gedered to here faders, & oþer rysun [WB(2) vr. resen vp; L surrexerunt] þat knewe not þe lord.
- (c1384) WBible(1) (Dc 369(2))1 Mac.9.23 : After the deth of Judas..wickid men in alle coostis of Yrael rysen out [L exorti sunt].
- c1390 PPl.A(1) (Vrn)11.158 : Nigromancye and perimancie þe pouke to Rise makeþ.
- a1400 Cursor (Göt Theol 107)1199 : Vr lauerd had ordained ȝeit A child to rise in his ospringe.
- ?a1425 Orch.Syon (Hrl 3432)328/2 : Þere roos no profete among hem.
- ?c1430(c1400) Wycl.Satan & P.(Corp-C 296)272 : Crist seiþ..þat false prophetis & false cristis schullen ryse.
- a1450 3 KCol.(1) (Roy 18.A.10)5/10 : A sterre schal springe of Iacob, and a man schal ryse vp of Israel.
- c1450(a1425) MOTest.(SeldSup 52)13469 : Þe fals prophettes full fast con ryse.
c
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Bod 959)Num.24.17 : A sterre shal sprynge of Iacob & aȝerde shal rise [L orietur] of Irael.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)250b/b : The myddil stalk of an herbe oþer of a tree hatte tirsus, and hath þat name for it ryseþ out of þe eorþe and springeþ vpward.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)1418 : Þe pipins war don vnder his tung; þar ras o þam thre wandes yong.
- c1400(?c1390) Gawain (Nero A.10)528 : Þenne al rypez & rotez þat ros vpon fyrst, & þus ȝirnez þe ȝere in ȝisterdayez mony.
- c1465(?1373) *Lelamour Macer (Sln 5)22b : Erbe moyntayne..riseth vp apon a stalke oute of þe rote and berith his lefe vpon þe toppe of þe stalke.
- a1450 Yk.Pl.(Add 35290)11/42 : Of þere sede full sone new rotys sall ryse vp right.
- c1450 Royal SSecr.(Roy 18.A.7)27/13 : Þe medis wexen grene, the sedis risen, and cornes wexen, and flouris taken coloure.
- c1450 Trin-C.LEDict.(Trin-C O.5.4)604/31 : Precox..sunnerysynge.
- a1500(c1410) Dives & P.(Htrn 270)1.357 : Whan þe rote gynnyth to rysyn out of his place, onon þe tre gynnyth to fallyn.
- a1500 As I walkyd vppon (Cmb Ff.1.6)70 : Lord! sende me sum 'amor' sede, In my gardyn to rote and ryse; Or ellys..I shall neuer have lysens to lyve in ease.
d
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)154b/b : Dorix is a ryuer..and riseþ and comeþ oute of þe sa[me] hulle with eufrates.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)155a/a : Gazan is a ryuer of the medes..and he riseþ in þe est.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)155a/b : Thebar is a ryuer in babilonia and..riseþ oute of tigre oþer of eufrates.
e
- c1330 St.Greg.(Auch)69/274 : Þer risen stormes gret aloft.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)135b/a : Þe souþerne wynde..risiþ in a cercle & place nyghe þe sterre þat hatte polus antarticus.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)1762 : Þe stormes ras on ilka side.
- c1400(?a1300) KAlex.(LdMisc 622)6197 : He knew Hou þe wynde roos and hou it blew.
- c1400(?c1380) Patience (Nero A.10)139 : Breþes con blowe vpon blo watteres: Roȝ rakkes þer ros with rudnyng an-vnder.
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)2.4459 : Þe tempest roos & wyndes dide awake.
- a1425(a1400) PConsc.(Glb E.9 & Hrl 4196)4865 : Þis fire þat thurgh þe world sal ryse Sal com þan fra sere partyse.
- c1440(a1400) Eglam.(Thrn)946 : The wynde rase and to a roche vs bare.
- c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) (Thrn)3660 : Þe wagande wynde owte of þe weste rysses.
- c1450(1369) Chaucer BD (Benson-Robinson)70 : Such a tempest gan to rise That brak her mast and..clefte her ship.
- c1450 Capgr.Rome (Bod 423)7 : A grete tempest and grete þundir rysyng to gidir sodeynly bare him a wey.
- c1450 Royal SSecr.(Roy 18.A.7)27/9 : In veer the tyme is so hote, þe wyndis risen, the snowe meltith.
- a1500(?a1450) GRom.(Hrl 7333)297 : Þer Rose vp a gret horribill tempest.
f
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)283b/a : Þe bytynge of þat beste..makeþ ryse..boþe whelkes and bleynes.
- a1425(c1395) WBible(2) (Roy 1.C.8)Lev.13.2 : A man in whos skyn and fleisch rysith [WB(1): were sprongun; L ortus fuerit] dyuerse colour, ether whelke..schal be brouȝt to Aaron preest.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)134a/b : If þe catharacte ryse agayne [L resurgit], take it als ofte with þe nedile þat it abide stille byneþeforþ.
- a1450 Treat.Horses (Sln 2584)89/58 : Ouer al his bodi þer wol rise litel smale bleynes.
- ?a1450 Agnus Castus (Stockh 10.90)189/16 : Ȝef it be sothyn in water, it schal distroye allebotches and skallys þat rysen in mannys heed.
- ?a1450 Macer (Stockh Med.10.91)145 : Ofte-time in þe heed risen apostomes or bocches of þe humourz gederid to-geder.
- a1500 *Lanfranc CP (Wel 397)33a/3 : A sekenes..is callid betor in whiche is a rysyng lyke to A grayne of grabe þat rysithe in þe eye.
g
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)99a/b : Impetigo is an oþer yuel þan serpigo, for impetigo comeþ of more risinge [L impetuosa] & more fury matiere, for it comeþ of colera..& moueþ alwey vpward as fuyre.
12.
(a) To occur, happen, come to pass; take place; of circumstances: arise; (b) to seem, appear.
Associated quotations
a
- a1350 Ich herdemen (Hrl 2253)18 : Ne mai vs ryse no rest, rycheis, ne ro.
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Bod 959)2 Par.14.6 : None..batailes risen, þe lord grauntynge pes.
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Bod 959)Prov.24.22 : With bacbiteris be þou not mengd, for sodeynly at onys shal risen þe perdicioun of hem.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)2964 : His sister he cald sarra his wijf, For þare for hir suld risen a strijf.
- c1400(?a1300) KAlex.(LdMisc 622)3612 : Þere risen justes for þe maistrye.
- a1425(c1340) Rolle Psalter (LdMisc 286)26.6 : Si exurgat aduersum me prelium..If batail rise ageyns me, in that i shal hope.
- ?a1425(?a1350) Castleford Chron.Lear (Göt Hist 740)313 : Flyttys rose and oft discordes, Somqwyll in dedes, somqwyll in wordes.
- a1400 Siege Jerus.(1) (LdMisc 656)401 : Þe cite myȝt se no setlyng wolde rise Ne no trete of no trewes bot þe toun ȝelde.
- c1475(c1445) Pecock Donet (Bod 916)40/24 : Neiþir we absteyne fro þe perfoormyng of oure dede..but if iust cause rise forto hem forbere.
- a1500(a1400) Ipom.(1) (Chet 8009)1772 : In Calabur grett warre þer rosse.
- a1500 Rule Minoresses (Bod 585)90/35 : Be take kepe þat..þe sustres..may..be edified..& none mater of disclawnder þer of for to rise.
- a1475 *Sidrak & B.(Lnsd 793)1217 : On what manere may it rise Þat men bicomen fooles and vnwise?
b
- c1400(?c1380) Pearl (Nero A.10)103 : I welke ay forth in wely wyse..Þe fyrre in þe fryth, þe feier con ryse Þe playn, þe plonttez, þe spyse, þe perez.
13.
(a) Of noise, an outcry, etc.: to strike upon the ear; arise, be made; (b) of rumor, report, slander, complaint, etc.: to become current, be spread abroad, be voiced; (c) ?to raise the voice, make noise.
Associated quotations
a
- a1325(?c1300) NPass.(Cmb Gg.1.1)51 : No crie ne sscholde rise No no noise on none wise.
- c1330(?a1300) Arth.& M.(Auch)9319 : Swiche noyse ros in þe bataile Þat þei it hadde þondred..No schuld men it yhere.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)2840 : Strang cri in þaa tuns ras.
- a1400(?a1350) Siege Troy(1) (Eg 2862)155/1968 : Þe crye roos ouer al þe Citee; Þey leide on without pitee.
- c1400(?a1300) KAlex.(LdMisc 622)2159 : Now rist grete tabour-betyng, Blaweyng of pypes, and ek trumpyng.
- c1400(?c1380) Cleanness (Nero A.10)838 : As a scowte-wach scarred, so þe asscry rysed.
- c1400(?c1390) Gawain (Nero A.10)1427 : Þenne such a glauer and glam of gedered rachchez Ros þat þe rocherez rungen aboute.
- a1425 Ben.Rule(1) (Lnsd 378)27/25 : Nane sal speke of na demande in þe lescun, whar-of noise may rise.
- ?a1425(?a1350) Castleford Chron.(Göt Hist 740)19962 : Of þar comyng ras gret noise and crie.
- a1500 Let.Alex.(Wor F.172)223 : Than sodainly sprang and ros [L oriebatur] a tumulte and a noice.
b
- (a1387) Trev.Higd.(StJ-C H.1)8.21 : Ȝif eny sclaundre were i-rise [L surrexit], I cessed hit what I myȝte.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)14000 : Þe word o ihesu was risen [Trin-C: sprong] brade.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)14362 : Son oueral þis tiþand ras O lazar þat vpraisid was.
- a1425 Ben.Rule(1) (Lnsd 378)43/10 : Ofte-timis it happins þat..greuus sklaunders rysis in monesterys.
- ?a1425 Mandev.(2) (Eg 1982)119/12 : Alssone as any rumour begynnez to ryse þat touchez þe emperour, þai take..horsez..and..prike till ane of þir..ostriez.
- a1450(1408) *Vegetius(1) (Dc 291)81b : Ȝif þou chaunge in þat tyme eny companye from oo place to anoþer, þan riseþ [L nascitur] rumour and noyse and grucchinge amonge þi puple.
- a1400 Siege Jerus.(1) (LdMisc 656)913 : Schal neuer þe tale rise Of no karl by þe coppe, how he his kyng quelde.
- (a1464) Capgr.Chron.(Cmb Gg.4.12)264 : In this tyme eke risen tydingis in this lond that the Kyng was chose emperoure.
- c1475 Body Pol.(Cmb Kk.1.5)166/11 : On a tyme ther roos [F sourdit] a grete murmuracion betwen the body of a man and his membres.
- a1500(a1400) Libeaus (Lamb 306)715 : In courte ffast roose [Clg: aros] Syr Lybeous Dysconeus noble loose And all his gentill fame.
c
- a1450 Ben.Rule(2) (Vsp A.25)1075 : Al if vs aw litil to say And in laghing not rudely rise Ȝit es gude..we vs avise To say our wil in wordes foune.
14.
To prevail, triumph.
Associated quotations
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)7203 : He seþ þatt Godess rihht & Godess laȝhe riseþþ.
- a1400(c1303) Mannyng HS (Hrl 1701)9804 : Rollyng and þe grete assyse, Aftyr hem may no lawe ryse.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)11549 : Quen herods sagh he moght not sped, Sua wa was him þat he wald wede, For þat his wil sua moght not rise.
- a1450(1400) Eche man be war (Dgb 102)143 : Eche man auyse hym..Or vyces ouer vertues rys.
15.
= reisen v.(1): (a) To restore (sb.) to life again; ~ to lif; ~ up agein; (b) ~ up, to lift up (the eyes); (c) to rebuild (a structure), restore; (d) to produce (sth.); (e) to raise (sb.) to a high position; (f) to set up (legs and wings of a cooked bird) in a certain position for serving.
Associated quotations
a
- (a1460) Bokenham Sts. (Adv Abbotsford B3)123.57 (v.2:p.313) : Whoos body was brough .. byforn hyre feet for that entent that she shulde rysys hym vp agayn from deth to lyff.
- (a1460) Bokenham Sts. (Adv Abbotsford B3)123.62 (v.2:p.314) : Adonay Lord Ihesu Crist .., whiche onys reysyddyst from deth to lyf my wylbelouyd brothir Lazar .., byhold the feyth of the peple stondynge here aboute and ryse vp thy yung man ageyn as thou dedyst hym.
- a1475 Sidrak & B.(LdMisc 559)10516 : A dede man [Lazarus] þat in graue hathe leyn Foure dayes he [Jesus] shall ryse [Lnsd: reise] ayen.
- a1500(?a1390) Mirk Fest.(GoughETop 4)206/34 : Woldyst þou now of þi godnes ryse my wyfe to lyfe, þen wold I be bowndyn euer to be thi seruant.
b
- (c1384) WBible(1) (Dc 369(2))Mat.17.8 : Forsothe thei, rysynge vp [WB(2): liften vp; L Levantes] her eiȝen, sawen no man, no but Jhesus aloon.
c
- a1400 Cursor (Trin-C R.3.8)14755 : Ȝif ȝe þis temple felle to grounde I shal hit rise [Vsp: rais] in litil stounde.
d
- a1500(1422) Yonge SSecr.(Rwl B.490)164/15 : A Sparke of fyre risyth an huge fyre able a realme to brente.
e
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)prol.290 : Singulerte and false affeccioun Rysed ful ofte..A man to worschip þat disserueth noon.
- a1400 Siege Jerus.(1) (LdMisc 656)933 : Þe Romayns risen vp a renk, Rome for to kepe, A knyȝt þat Vitel was calde.
f
- c1450 Dc.55 Cook.Recipes (Dc 55)115 : Take a good rosted capon..& ryse the legges and the wynges, butt [set] ham nott fro the body.
- c1450 Dc.55 Cook.Recipes (Dc 55)116 : Slee a bytour..and fold vppe hys legges..& lete the wynges be on..and rost hym, and ryse the legges & the wynges.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- c1230(?a1200) Ancr.(Corp-C 402)167/17 : Þe seoueðe þing is uuel wune þet lazre bitacneð…o hwam ure lauerd weop, as þe godspel teleð, & risede & mengde him seoluen & ȝeide lude up on him ear he him arearde.
Note: Supplemental material for sense 15?
- (c1300) Havelok (LdMisc 108)597 : Sir [?read: Ris; ?read: Stirt] up, Grim, and loke wat it menes.
Note: Provisionally placed here under risen v., as Skeat suggests & both Sisam (revising Skeat) and Smithers emend (--per REL). As do Zupitza and Holthausen (3 ed.). But 'stirt' (from sterten v.), a common word in Havelok, is also possible, and 'stir' (from stiren v.) not impossible.